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Air traffic control
An in-airport service that facilitates the safe and orderly movement of aircrafts within and between airports, achieved by interpreting data from radar and weather devices, and by maintaining contact with pilots.
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Aviation; Air traffic control
An expression used to indicate the rearward taxi of an aircraft under its own engine power.
Standard terminal arrival chart
Aviation; Air traffic control
An aeronautical chart designed to expedite ATC arrival procedures and to facilitate transition between en route and instrument approach operations. Each standard terminal arrival (STAR) procedure is ...
Oceanic control area (OCA)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A controlled airspace extending upwards from specified limits over the high seas and over land.
Taxi chart
Aviation; Air traffic control
An aeronautical chart designed to expedite the efficient and safe flow of ground traffic at an airport. These charts are identified by the official airport name.
No-compass approach
Aviation; Air traffic control
A radar approach or vector provided to a pilot when the compass or directional indicator is malfunctioning. Instead of providing the pilot with headings to be flown, the controller observes the radar ...
Required navigation performance (RNP)
Aviation; Air traffic control
A statement of the navigation performance accuracy necessary for operation within a defined airspace.
Simulated approach
Aviation; Air traffic control
An instrument approach procedure (IAP) conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by an aircraft not on an IFR clearance.
